Vladimir Putin attended Crimean Spring: Five Years at Home Harbour concert held to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2014 Crimean referendum and Crimea’s reunification with Russia.

In Simferopol, Vladimir Putin met with representatives of the public of Crimea and Sevastopol.

The President visited the Malakhov Kurgan memorial complex where he saw the museum exhibit on the feats accomplished by Russian soldiers in the Crimean War and laid flowers at the monument to Vice Admiral Vladimir Kornilov.

Vladimir Putin took part in the ceremony launching the Balaklavskaya thermal power plant and launched the Tavricheskaya TPP and the Port substation in Taman via videoconference.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Amending Article 4 of the Federal Law On Legal Regulation of Education in the Context of the Republic of Crimea Joining the Russian Federation and the Establishment of New Regions, the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol, within the Russian Federation and On Amending the Federal Law On Education in the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the creation of cultural, educational and museum centres in Vladivostok, Kaliningrad, Kemerovo and Sevastopol.

Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets and Sevastopol Governor Dmitry Ovsyannikov informed Vladimir Putin on progress made in a project for museum and theatrical educational complexes in Sevastopol.

Vladimir Putin attended the grand opening of the second international music festival Opera in Chersonese, to be held on August 10–12 at the Tauric Chersonese (Khersones Tavrichesky) state historical archaeological museum and reserve.

The President’s trip came on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the referendum on Crimea and Sevastopol’s reunification with Russia.

Vladimir Putin met with members of the public to discuss Sevastopol’s topical matters.

Vladimir Putin signed an order on allocating funds from the Presidential Reserve Fund for road construction in Sevastopol.

The President approved a list of instructions following a working trip to the city of federal importance Sevastopol on August 18–20, 2017

Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended the Opera in Chersonese International Music Festival.

Vladimir Putin met with public figures, scientists and cultural workers of Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Acting Governor of Sevastopol Dmitry Ovsyannikov.

While on a working trip to Crimea, Vladimir Putin visited a new general education school, Kazachya Bukhta Educational Centre, in Sevastopol.